DIY - Anti Aging Protection Cream

[messmorph]

Hi Guys,

Read your PDF and made the Anti-Aging protection cream you recommended.

I orderd my stuff from skinactives including there base cream.

I think this stuff is doing good HOWEVER I get a lots of little pimples when I wake up the next day.

Before bed I quickly wash my face with Cetaphil gentle cleanser.

Then I apply a light application of the DIY Cream.

Next morning I wake up with a couple of little pimples. Not always but sometimes. I never use to get pimples before this.

What do i do know. I am wondering if its the Vitamin E and if I should take that out? Or is it the base cream. Should I try another basE?

Regards
Troy

[drtodorov]

Individual sensitivities vary a lot, so it could be any of the above. Try just using the base cream w/o any actives for, say, a week, and see if you have any reactions. If you do get reaction, try another base. If you don't, try adding actives, one-by-one, to make sure you know which one is causing the problem.

[messmorph]

Hi mate,

It seems to be the Vitamin E

I made a Base Mix with Grape / Green tea and been using that with no worries.

Can I add lipoic Acid or does that need the Vit E to work?

Also Will this mix with 10% Vit C also in the mix?

[drtodorov]

You can add lipoic acid w/o E. But keep in mind that some people can get irritation from it too. Ascorbic acid won't fit with this formula.

[sdguy]

Why doesn't ascorbic acid work with this formula, is it the oxidizing affect of water in the base cream?

[drtodorov]

It's not just that, it is also the low pH that it creates.